Chapter 201: Breakthrough
Sam left along with the rest of his friends to his residence behind the park.
This house is not as big as a mansion but it has enough rooms to fit everyone. After arriving at the residence, Sam entered his room and immediately sat cross-legged. He closed his eyes and used observe on himself.
He observed the wound on his cheek. Sam sensed some foreign substance entering his body and it is making him a little bit uncomfortable.
He was too focused on General Spark at that moment and didn't notice the surroundings in time otherwise he wouldn't even be hit at all and now he has to take care of whatever that entered his system.
After checking the wound, Sam saw that the foreign substance which has a high possibility of being poison still didn't enter his blood stream, it didn't even enter his muscle tissue. It was still struck in the out layers of the skin due to the cell density.
But Sam could observe that the surrounding skin cells are being contaminated slowly.
Sam didn't have any antidote for this substance, so he can only physically remove this. As he said, this Sam took out a small blade made of Black meteorite sand. This blade is one of the tools he used to make special cloths.
He closed his eyes and slowly cut out the piece of flesh on his face which was already corroded. After burning the piece of flesh, he started healing the wound and also the small internal injury he suffered from the General's spiritual energy wave.
He was filled with fury for this General. At first, he wanted to take it out on General before leaving the southern star city. But now, he decided otherwise, he will wait for a few more days. He will return to this place as soon as his strength hit General's level and overwhelm him with raw strength.
It might be a bit late, but he can wait. After all, the General also wouldn't be able to do anything to him and if it comes to it, he can compromise and kill him with the formation, insects, the energy cells.
There was no hurry in this matter, he wants to see the General cowering under the overwhelming might.
But there was one thing he has to hurry and that is breakthrough. When Trevor stopped his punch, Sam felt that his current strength might make it difficult for him to win, so he didn't want to take any risks.
Sam went to the vast backyard. There was a wall separating his house with the Dragon Hawk tribe and there are a wide range of formations that are made to conceal his back yard.
Sam let out Mia, Sky and Yanwu.
Right now, Mia is as large as Sky and Yanwu which is six times a normal human.
The hydra nudged on to Sam as soon as she came out and Sam embraced the beast by fitting as many necks as possible.
He took a step back after that and took out some water element spiritual stones and laid them on the ground.
Soon, he started making the hand signs and started the spell. Within a few moments a runic figure appeared out of his body and went towards Mia and a runic figure came out of her body and went towards him.
As the runic figures merged, Sam and the three beasts formed a connected with him as the junction and the energy exchange started.
This time, the main energy source is Mia as she is the new contract.
She kept on absorbing the water elemental energy in the stone around her and started transmitting it to Sam while she tried to breakthrough as well and within a few minutes.
The three beasts and young man broke through into Level 4 and Great realm respectively.
Sam closed his eyes and started checking his spiritual core. In this transparent core, Sam saw two new additions apart from the golden light, the golden flame, the small tornado.
The new additions are one a water droplet and the another one is a small viscous ball of liquid filled with different violet shades. These are hydra's water element and the poison element.
Sam already checked what are the different poisons a variant hydra can create by testing the venom of Mia's nine heads.
The first one is corrosive poison which corrodes everything.
The second one is the semi- anaesthetic poison, which makes one feel numb and extremely low consciousness blurring their senses.
The third one is the poison of illusion. This makes a person dumb and muddleheaded. It is like a narcotic drug which makes them high.
The fourth one, is the blood poison which makes their bloodstream venomous and slowly numbing all the internal organs and killing them at the end. This has only one problem as it acts slowly and wouldn't have any immediate effects and the lethality increases with a long period of consumption.
The fifth one is a poison that puts a person to an instant sleep. They wouldn't know what is happening and will be down for the count for a short period of time.
The sixth one is the poison that affects the spiritual energy. This poison itself isn't that affective on a person directly when ingested. But once that person starts using his spiritual energy, the poison will take affect and will make them weak and tired at the same time weakening their recovery rate.
The seventh poison is the Poison of Paralysis. The person who was infected will be completely conscious but the only problem is that he wouldn't be able to move or use his spiritual energy at all making them vulnerable.
The eighth head don't have a poison rather it is a head suited for intake. Hydra is the most venomous beast in the world and that also makes it beast with highest resistance to all kinds of venoms.
Apart from that this eighth head will allow the beast consume any type of venom externally and store it inside the body to nurture itself and can also use it as its own weapon.
The last head is one of the most troublesome venoms. The Poison of Plague. This poison is not only harmful for the body making them slowly vulnerable and weak consuming their vitality and energy, if one came into contact with the bodily fluids of the person, there is a high chance they would be infected as well.
Sam entered the tower with the beasts and started some practice to get a hang of his new abilities. The poison abilities which are highly useful has a problem though. Except for the corrosive venom which is inherent of all the hydras, and the ability of the eighth head to consume all kinds of poison the remaining have some limitations.
The amount of venom they can manifest is not unlimited and has some restrictions on it. And it will also take some time to conjure if the current stock is emptied out.
But the draw back is not that bad as the amount conjured and speed of conjuring is relative to the level of beast, so as Mia increases her strength then the venoms are also more abundant.
Now, Sam has also that facility and ability but he doesn't want to reveal the poison usage to the world directly. The element is bane to many users and it would work better if it was secret.
After practicing for hours in his tower, Sam was quite content, Water element is versatile in itself but he can use it in more ways than the norms could.
The training was over and the remaining time, he started his research till the morning.
The next day, in the arena again.
The whole field was repaired including the stage.
The ten candidates are standing on the stage side by side. Duke addressed them from his spot.
"Today, you will fight for ranking. Everyone of you will fight with all the remaining nine candidates and the one with most wins will be ranked first. The one with most losses will be ranked last.
There are no limits to fight except for that stage. In a fight the person who is off the stage will be eliminated.
The fight will stop if a person surrenders, loses consciousness or dies.
You can take a break after a fight and in that time the other candidates are forbidden to challenge you.
Sam, as you are the person with the most points you have to go first and you will be choosing your opponent."
He sat down after ending his speech.
Except for Sam, the remaining nine got off the stage.
Sam scanned the nine of them and his gaze finally landed on the instigator who made a move on him yesterday. He pointed him and gestured him to come on to the stage.
A referee who is in charge of making the record of battles announced.
"First battle Sam Vs Taurus Van."
Taurus is the only one who entered the top ten yesterday replacing a guy named Aiken. The rest of the candidates didn't change at all.
He is also a noble kid and the guy he eliminated is also from a noble family.
Sam looked at Taurus who came on to the stage and took out two short swords.
"Fight."
As soon as the referee said these words, Sam made his move.
He used both his Phantom step along with his fleshly strength as moved in a blur.
Even before Taurus got into stance, Sam already landed a punch on that guy's face and slamming him into the stage.
*BOOM*
The stage cracked slightly.
Taurus felt as if his brain came out of his body. The audience were stunned.
Sam slowly squatted down and whispered.
"If you know what is good for you, you would say what I want to hear. Otherwise…"
He paused a bit and continued.
"You will still sing like a bird after I am done with you."
Sam held caught his hand and broke it with a twist.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh…."
Taurus shrieked in misery.
"I SU…" As he was about surrender, a small wind current came and cut his tongue halting his words.
He looked at Sam as he groaned in pain. His eyes wide in horror.
Sam smiled coldly and said. "You won't be going anywhere before you say what I want to hear."
An announcement in author's note.